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glistening

[ US /ˈɡɫɪsənɪŋ, ˈɡɫɪsnɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɡlˈɪsənɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. reflecting light
    lustrous auburn hair
    saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet
    shining white enamel
    glistening bodies of swimmers
    the horse's glossy coat

How To Use glistening In A Sentence

  • Cart-horses furbished up for sale, with straw-bound tails and glistening skins; 'baaing' flocks of sheep; squeaking pigs; bullocks with their heads held ominously low, some going, some returning, from the auction yard; shouting drovers; lads rushing hither and thither; dogs barking; everything and everybody crushing, jostling, pushing through the narrow street. Hodge and His Masters
  • The glistening mushrooms were plump and earthy against the dry, crunchy pastry softened by the delicate, herby cream sauce.
  • Brown pelicans dive into glistening sapphire waves to grab tiny silvery fish that jump from the water then fall back with a soft plop.
  • She'll approach the perfume counter boldly, spray her ample poitrine and graceful, swanlike neck until it's glistening like a freshly dunked donut and writhe in olfactory ecstasy. What to Give for Christmas to the Over-Applier?
  • The intruder was a big man, his face glistening with the effort of hoisting himself up. The Bullet Catchers
  • Darcy's face was white and glistening with sweat.
  • White stuff glistening in brilliant sunshine against a backdrop of blue. Times, Sunday Times
  • Twinkling flashbulbs lit up Centre Court like fireworks in the night when Sampras kissed the trophy once again, his eyes glistening from the tears he had shed moments earlier after he whacked his final service winner to beat Patrick Rafter 6-7 Sampras wins historic Wimbledon title
  • My home on Sunday became a place of carefree fun, little wet boys running to and fro, glistening beads of moisture running down their soft nubile chests.
  • White stuff glistening in brilliant sunshine against a backdrop of blue. Times, Sunday Times
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